Hi I just wanted to ask for anyone's thoughts before I go ahead and buy a new throttle.
I have a 48v thumb throttle for my ebike which I got with my ebike kit back in 2011 so it has had quite a bit of use on it after all these years.
The other day I was going full throttle down the road and when I let go of the throttle, the motor as expected started to slow down but a few second later when I pushed down slightly on the throttle again it suddenly picked up full speed so I let go of the throttle but it continued to go full speed so I slammed down on the brakes (I don't have electrical brakes) and that brought the bike to skidding halt and I disconnected the battery quickly.
On further inspection it does not seem any wires have shorted between the controller and the throttle but the second I plug in the battery, the motor wants to go full speed.
I was wondering if these throttles eventually brake? Is it just in need a new throttle and nothing wrong with the motor hopefully?
I have a 48v thumb throttle for my ebike which I got with my ebike kit back in 2011 so it has had quite a bit of use on it after all these years.
The other day I was going full throttle down the road and when I let go of the throttle, the motor as expected started to slow down but a few second later when I pushed down slightly on the throttle again it suddenly picked up full speed so I let go of the throttle but it continued to go full speed so I slammed down on the brakes (I don't have electrical brakes) and that brought the bike to skidding halt and I disconnected the battery quickly.
On further inspection it does not seem any wires have shorted between the controller and the throttle but the second I plug in the battery, the motor wants to go full speed.
I was wondering if these throttles eventually brake? Is it just in need a new throttle and nothing wrong with the motor hopefully?